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First Jewish museum opens in Baghdad to document the community's history and heritage in Iraq

Baghdad, Iraq · · Other · Developing · 2 sources

The museum occupies the historic building of the Shammash school in Baghdad. It aims to document the heritage and long-standing presence of Iraq's Jewish community.

Baghdad had a Jewish community with a history spanning centuries, and most of its members left Iraq in the early 1950s.

Sources

  1. Al-Quds ·

    افتتاح أول متحف يهودي في بغداد لتوثيق تاريخ الطائفة وتراثها في العراق

    First Jewish museum opens in Baghdad to document the community's history and heritage in Iraq

  2. Middle East Online ·

    First Jewish museum brings Iraq's forgotten history back to life

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